tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post2717277015593222671..comments2023-10-26T04:42:50.820-07:00Comments on Garden Girl: My #2 weight maintenance tool, daily weighing for the WIN! Because my insurance bills are high and I want my discount! Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-18183055927909028382016-05-21T10:21:29.840-07:002016-05-21T10:21:29.840-07:00Hi E. Jane!!! Long time... glad you are back. Yeah...Hi E. Jane!!! Long time... glad you are back. Yeah, I've got crappy genetics for obesity and type 2, but why not make the second half of my life as good as I can make it? Smart in getting to a maintenance or stop gaining trend, then looking at what needs to be done next. <br /><br />Oh my food addict mind goes way off the path, deep into food addiction- one bite won't hurt (yes, yes it will). Knowing that I am data collecting the next morning- and I'll need to account for the trend- well, daily weighing is a great tool to not start up again. <br /><br />I don't regret going the Medifast route. When you are a life long binge eater, getting sicker by the month, if 40 weeks of a packaged plan keeps you from having lap band/gastric sleeve, it's a money and time saver. Nothing wrong with those procedures - because morbid obesity is just that- life threatening. The 40 weeks really helped me to transfer back to real foods, with a smoother transition. <br /><br />I'm not sure I would be in full blown remission right now without those 40 weeks. Just a stepping stone, the right order for me. That had to happen first, then everything else. Good luck and welcome back to blogging.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-29062486380301692362016-05-21T10:12:07.462-07:002016-05-21T10:12:07.462-07:00Thanks, Vickie!!! I know in my past attempts, I wo...Thanks, Vickie!!! I know in my past attempts, I would hit a little bit of gain and go right back to my binge foods, flying my victim poor me flag pretty high. This time, I think I'm older and wiser and can employ better tools. I know there are many who maintain- like you!!! So what do you do? Lots of things... Just being willing to show up every day and do the work is key for me. Thanks for stopping by. :) Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-66722514087579437362016-05-20T10:29:45.122-07:002016-05-20T10:29:45.122-07:00I really enjoy your blog, and I have been inching ...I really enjoy your blog, and I have been inching my way back to the blog world. I dropped out for a while, for a variety of reasons, mostly burn-out and a lack of things to say. I now need to come back, at least with occasional posts. I love how you have taken hold of your life and done what you had to do to make weight loss happen and to maintain. I'm currently evaluating my next steps, since I have sustained some weight gain, and I don't want to gain it all back. I believe in daily weigh-ins too. Anytime I have not gotten on the scale for even a few days, I lose track and throw caution to the wind. I am also thinking about getting the bulk of my weight off using a commercial plan (not WW), much like you did. Sometimes we just need a very structured boost before we can get down to the maintenance. E. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079110676794095541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-64196911462616250532016-05-19T08:54:44.754-07:002016-05-19T08:54:44.754-07:00Really good post. I have read it several times.
...Really good post. I have read it several times. <br /><br />I appreciate that you look at your process as a science experiment (my term) because I think that is so helpful. It is whatever it is, we use the data to adjust. As you said not good, not bad, just factual. The facts help. A lot.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.com